Most of the material are new original pieces by Steve Khan, inspired by Afro-Latin rhythms and tumbaos along with “Bye-ya” by Thelonious Monk, and “Chronology” and “Blues Connotation” by Ornette Coleman. Even though this is the first Latin Jazz recording led by a guitarist in many years, Khan combines his excellent guitar work with plenty of opportunities for the rest of the musicians to show their talent.

Unfortunately, self-producing an album is an expensive venture. Khan may not be able to replicate this in the future: “With each of these last three studio produced recordings, when they concluded, there was always the thought that it could well be my last recording. Short of some miracle, and I don’t believe in them, I don’t see how there’s any way that I can bear this financial burden ever again. So, for me, this is probably it.”

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has been writing about world music and progressive music for many years. He founded the websites worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. Angel co-produced “Musica NA”, a music show for Televisión Española (TVE) in Spain that featured an eclectic mix of world music, fusion, electronica, new age and contemporary classical music. Angel also produced and remastered world music and electronic music albums, compilations and boxed sets for Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Music of the World, Lektronic Soundscapes, and Mindchild Records. He was also the executive producer of the first Latino feature film made in North Carolina titled “Los sueños de Angélica.”.